Soap-holding and other accessory for faucets or water taps



Sept. 15, 1942.

J. E. SIMMONDS 2,295,972

SOAPHOLDING AND OTHER ACCESSORIES FOR FAUCETS OR WATER TAPS Filed Jan.2,' 1940 fume? J75. 8; mmon Patented Sept. 15, 1942 SOAP-HOLDING ANDOTHER ACCESSORY FOR FAUCETS OR WATER TAPS John Essendon Simmonds, St.Kilda, Victoria, v Australia Application January 2, 1940, Serial No;312,099 In Australia January 24, 1939 3 Claims.

The main purpose of. my invention is to provide a soap holder orlike'convenience as an accessory of a faucet or tap, the holder orconvenience being such that, with extreme ease,- it is attachable andremovable by hand, that 'it has no part likely to get out of order, andthat it will ensure that the soap or other article supplied to it may bein immediate proximity to the water which the tap supplies. .Taps towhich this invention is applicable exist in millions, distributed inbathrooms, lavatories, kitchens, ga-

rages and elsewhere, but when a person uses such an ordinary tap, andrequires also to use soap or the like, the latter is not alwaysavailable conveniently because of its distance fromform to ilt it. Thistap'is sometimes called a pillar tap.

Figure 4 shows the accessory of Figured detached, and shows part of anaddition on the the tap. My accessory, however, when used is e "on thespot" and thus enables soap for example to be ready for immediate use,in the position most desirable for'it to be taken and to beexpense.

My appliance can be referred to, for brevity or popularly, as. a soapholder orv tray, but it is obvious that the invention is applicable forholding various other articles than soap such as a "sponge, cloth,brush, or so forth,so that at the moment when the article is wanted, bya person in a bath for example,- it will be within reach. wTapconstructions vary, consequently the form of my accessory is varied atwill to correspond.

Soap holders in many forms are useful, but do not meet well theparticular circumstances for which my invention is exceedinglyappropriate. When a soap holder loosely hooks on to a bath 'side, forexample, it is very liable to be knocked off, or to be removed becauseit is in the way.- My accessory when installed cannot be accidentallydetached.

I explain the foregoing and other features of the invention hereinafterby the aid of companying drawing.

the, ac-

.bowls are preferable.

soap bowl, the addition being made, for example, usually, metal ofmaterial other than metal, while Figure 5 shows a bowl or article holderfrom which extends a fork, the whole being a modification of theaccessory of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a plan of part of a bowl carrying modified means to beseated on the vertical part of the tap:

In'the drawing, I represents a tap spout; 2 part of the tap body, and 3the tap spindle upper part. 4 represents an article holder, in the caseillustrated a soap tray, dish or holder, from which extends an arm orarms which engage tap parts. The base ofan arm is marked 5; .in Figure lthe arms are angular having limbs 6 which bear against the tap side, andupper limbs I enclose part of the tap body, except where there isbetween said limbs a gap 8 The gap marked 8 between the ends of lim I isor is temporarily expanded wide enough to pass the exposed part ofspindle 3, or to pass the tap structure somewhat below that exposedpart, but is not wide enough to passthe tap main body on which the forkwill when lowered seat itself, as indicated in Figure 1, whereupon theaccessory cannot be withdrawn laterally; and just as the fork had to belowered to seat it so it must be raised abreast of the spindle upperpart or alike narrow part of the tap, to allow the accessory to bedetached; When lowered to seat themselves parts 6, 'I,. act as a saddle,both bearing against the tap exterlor, with the bowl 4 extendinghorizontally or hand.

Figure 1 illustrates a. tap of an ordinary form,

fitted with 'my accessory part of .which I term, for brevity, a saddle.1

Figure 2 is a view of the accessory of Figure 1 detached.

Figure -3 shows a different form of tap from that or Figure l, and anaccessory of modified sufllciently so for convenient use, and normallyto retain such position.

Whenthe saddle limbs are somewhat springy, the width of slot -0 is ifrequired slightly enlargable to allow the slot to pass the narrow partof the tap,,for attachment or detachmentr A slot may be narrowable byusing pliers, or by In Figure 5 'arms II are substitutes for arms 8 ofFigure l. Arms H at their bases are fastened to the bowl 4 by a screw,bolt and nut ll, or like suitable means. By making the fastening tight,arms II are held firmly; but when desirable I allow some looseness toexist so that these arms may be. adjusted pivotally as to their spacingapart. This may enable taps of diiferent dimensions to be fitted withthe same accessory.

Figure 5 shows, as an example, a simple means of attachment of a tapconnection to a bowl. Figure 5 has members lS-ll corresponding to partsI and has a gap l5 corresponding to slot 8.

Instead of the saddle of Figures 1 and 2, there is shown in Figure 4 aslotted ring 9 secured to bowl 4. This ring has rigid or springy sides,and in some cases is integral with the bowl; the method of attachmentbeing obviously variable.

A slotted ring is obviously simpler than a saddle, but it seats itselfsatisfactorily on a tap body part which tapers as at 2 inFigure 3, andis sometimes called a cloak, and the diameter of which enlargesdownwardly; consequently rings 9 of suitable diameter readily seatthemselves. Such rings-are advantageously formed with innet taperedsurfaces for very snug seating.

The modification shown by Figure 6 indicates, instead of the describedslotted ring, claw limbs IO, having between them gap l5. These limbs aresuitably held to'the bowl, as by screw II, and thus are adjustable as todistance apart. Adjustable limbs can be, when desired, after mostinstantly hung and seated by hand securely on said body with thereceptacle supported at said, side, and at will almost instantlyremoved, said arms extending upwardly from the receptacle and havingtransverse upper limbs to particularly adapted for faucets of the typehaving a horizontal spout portion and an upstanding bulb-like valveportion and a stem including a dish-like receptacle, a base extendingslightly laterally from the rim of the receptacle, spaced upstandingarms on the base adapted to bear against the sides of the faucet,laterally beirig seated, set to close the slot or gap used at A the timeof attachment to or the tap. a

I claim:

1. A faucet accessory intended for locating a receptacle forsoaplaterally of the faucet body, when viewed from above and rearwardly ofthe spout, including rigid faucet engaging and emdetachment from bracingarms on the receptacle having between them a narrow gap which is open toenable the arms to be passed about the stem of the faucet and theaccessory to be, without alteration, al-

extending limbs continuing from the arms and adapted to be engaged ontop of the horizontal part of the faucet and on opposite sides of thevertical portion and having the inner terminals extending toward eachother and separated to leave a narrow stem passing gap and adapted forengagement with the side of the faucet opposite the dish-likereceptacle, the arrangement being such that the receptacle is removablyhung and held on the faucet. 1

JOHN ESSENDQN BIMMONDS.

